Scottish Water has tackled over 3000 sewer blockages across Lanarkshire so far this year. The latest figures for 2025 come as increased downpours from climate change puts extra pressure on the system.

If you own your home, or even if you rent, chances are high that you’ll need to perform some basic toilet repair at some point. If your toilet isn’t flushing, if it’s very noisy, if it’s not filling ...

Recent survey findings involving more than 500 secondary school teachers revealed that 65% said their students were unable to access school toilets freely (Phs Group, 2025).

Suspended Labour rebel Rachael Maskell has backed Andy Burnham to become Prime Minister on the eve of the party conference in Liverpool. The MP for York Central, who sits as an independent after ...

A long-awaited rule change is set to transform Major League Baseball games beginning next season. On Tuesday, the MLB Joint Competition Committee voted to approve the implementation of the Automated ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

POPULAR toilet habits could be putting you at risk of serious health consequences, a doctor has warned. Instead he offers some healthy alternatives - including setting a five-minute timer. Practising ...

A British Airways flight attendant who was found naked and gibbering in a plane toilet after going 'AWOL in San Francisco' and taking meth has avoided jail. Haden Pentecost, 41, from Basingstoke, ...

In a letter to newly appointed environment secretary Emma Reynolds, the group warned that people on low incomes must be supported to afford water, with the average bill expected to rise to £603 this ...

LONDON – Britain has no plans to use a controversial technique to block some of the sun’s rays in a bid to cool the planet, saying that the Antarctic is not the place to experiment with risky ...